The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-01-05
General LOgan's Funeral.

house there was brief service, consistino
only of prayer by DIR. Newman in the room
where General Logan died and where the
body lay. The members of the family and
| a few near friends were the only persons
present. Senator Culom, representing the
senate and Illinois, was the only official
present. The body had been placed in
cedar copper-lined coffin, with top Of plate
glass, exposing the entire body. 1t was
dressed in business suit and to the coat
were affixed many military badges. The
coffin was covered with a garrison flag and
| surmounted by palm branches. square
plate of silver bears the inscription: John
A. Logan, United States Senator, born Feb
| ruary g. 1896, died December 26, 1886" The
remains were conveyed in charge of the
congressional committee and Grand Army
men, followed by a long procession of car
riages, Arriving at the capitol, the casket,
draped with flags and surrounded by hand
some floral tributes, was placed upon bier
in the rotunda. Here the remains laid in
STATE ana were viewed by thousands dur
ing the afternoon and Friday morning. At
eleven O'Clock on Friday the casket was
conveyed to the senate chamber. The hall
OF the senate was tastefully draped and the
chalr Oh me dead senator was covered with
! Grape. The clerk desk was almost hidden
| in bank of floral embleins hanked on
the right and left respectively by a huge an
| Choir of white an immense representation
OF the badge OF the Fifteenth Army Corps.
| The President was unable to be present
| but the cabinet was represented nv Secre-
|
| tarieS Bayard EndicOtt Whitney and Gar
land. Nearly all the judges of the supreme
court were present and a large number of
senators and members of the house At
twelve o'clock hush fell over the assem-
blage, and as the procession of mourners
entered the north door of the chamber every
occupant of seat upon the floor rose to
his feet. Mrs. Logan, heavily veiled sup
ported by her son, John A. Logan, Jr.,
Major and Mrs Tucker and their son, Logan
| Tucker, Cornelius and James V. Logan
brothers of the general, and Miss Andrews
composed the mourning procession They
| were ushered to seats upon the left front
| Following the mourners came Rev. DIR.
| Newman, officiating clergyman; Rev. DIR.
Butler chaplain of the senate; Bishop An
drews of the Methodist Episcopal church,
and Rev. DIR. o. II. Tiffany of Philadelphia
The honorary pall-bearers were General
sherman, Hon. Roscoe Conklng, Senator
Sanford, PoStmaster-general Villas. General
Lucius Fairchild, Mr.. c. II. Andrews,
Colonel Grant, DR.. Mcmillan and General
John G. Black. The solemn services began
by the reading of the ninth Psalm by Bishop
Andrews. DR.. Butler read as the burial
service portion of the fifteenth chapter of
Corinthians Prayer was offered by DR..
Tiffany and the funeral sermon was de-
livered by DR.. Newman. At the close of
the funeral Grafton the benediction was pro-
nounced and the funeral procession re-
formed in the assigned order and filed out
of the senate chamber. As the casket was
y
front the Marine band played the hymn,
" Nearer, My God, to Thee" Every head
was uncovered as the casket was placed in
the hearse and the military came to " pre-
sent arms" then the invited guests were
conducted to the carriages and headed by
the Marine band playing a dirge, the pro-
cession commenced its march to Rock Creek
Cemetery, four miles distant.
vfRMoNT's TRIBUTES.
GOVERNOR ORMsBEE sent the following dis
patch to Mrs. Logan: In behalf of the
state of Vermont, | tender you the heartfelt
sympathy of all her people. You have lost
noble husband, your children an affection
ate father and the country soldier, states
man and patriot. Let us mourn with you
in this national bereavement"
COMMANDER CHILDs of the department of
Vermont, G.. A. r., issued the following or
der: 1.-THE death of Past Commander John
A. Logan, announced in general order -
from national headquarters will carry pro-
found sorrow to the heart of every comrade
in this department. Connected with the
Grand Army of the Republic from its organ
ization, identified with its earlier struggles
for existence, thoroughly devoted to its best
welfare, to his courageous opposition to the
attempts to make it subservient to the in
terests of parties or individuals no small
measure of its success and permanency is
attributable. He was manly and patriotic,
forceful and mastery, not only amid the
storm and shock of battle, but in all the
prominent positions to which in civic life he
had been called by an appreciative constitu-
ency. His name will be forever enrolled
among the noblest sons of the republic and
the memory of his persistent courage and I'M
wavering integrity will be an inspiration to
noble purpose. By his active service, by
his wise counsel and by his fidelity to the
best interests of the Grand Army its men,
bers will unite with the whole people in
paying tribute to his memory as one who
honored his race and adorned and dignified
the time in which he lived"
ANECDOTES AND "REMINISCENCES.
LAST week Tuesday Captain George E.
Lemon of Washington started a fund for the
widow of General Logan. Among those
who Immediately contributed 81 900 each
were Captain Lemon, William Walter
Phelps, Senator Sawyer and John b. Drake.
1t is reported that Jay Could George w.
Childs and others gave large amounts. Up
to Monday the fund had reached $4,000.
1t is intended to raise 100000.
GENERAL LoGAN's system was very sensi-
tive to weather changes of a particular
kind, and he had often been heard to re-
mark, in a half-jocular way, that he believed
he could accurately foretell the coming of a
snow-storm The seeds of disorder were
sown during the war, his first attack
of rheumatism having followed mmedi-
ately after a twenty-four hours march
through binding snow-storm. His last
attack too, resulted from brief exposure
to the snow-storm of a fortnight ago. and
his death preceded by but few minutes
the beginning of "A heavy furry.
In April, 1879, General Logan performed
an act of high moral courage in declining
to notice challenge to a duel sent him by
Congressman Lowe of Alabama, one of the
confederate brigadiers " whom Logan had
dashed so severely in his great speech on the
army bill Mr.. Lowe charged that General
Logan at the opening of the war, raised
body of troops in Illinois with the intention
of entering the confederate service. Cen
eral Logan stigmatized this as " vndic-
tive and malicious lie" Mr.. Lowe sent him
two or three notes demanding the satsfac-
ton due to a gentleman according to the
code of honor, to which General Logan
paid no attention, refusing to recognize him
in any manner.
GENERAL LOGAN received several severe
wounds, two of which troubled him at
times TO the day of his death. He never
complained, however, that he was a physi-
cal wreck" nor did he ever apply for a
pension, although clearly entitled to one.
He thought that he had been otherwise
sufficiently rewarded, and that as long as he
could earn living and provide for his
family by his own eXertions he should do
so. Seldom did he ever refer to his wounds
or to his many hair breadth escapes from
death on the battlefield. 1t was not gem
orally known that he received wound
during the siege of Nicksburg which would